CrazySexyGeeks host Alan Kistler and Project Runway guru / Liz Claiborne CEO Tim Gunn conclude their fascinating discussion on the do’s and don’ts of superhero fashion as they pass judgment on the costumes of: Superman, Superboy, Robin, Nightwing and the Hulk!

I love that Tim Gunn took the time to do this, and generally can’t say I disagree with most of his comments. The man has a lot going on and still sits down with CrazySexyGeeks to talk Superhero Spandex. I’ll be sure to share any future costume discussions that I find.

I was wondering how the Demigod Phobos will take the death of his father Ares at the hands of the Sentry. I think we’ll be finding out just how tough little Alex is. I hope he gets a moment with Norman Osborn and gets him to soil himself in fear.

Nick Fury’s plans are revealed in Siege: Secret Warriors, from the team of Jonathan Hickman and Alessandro Vitti!

I would LOVE to see Osborn dead for what he’s done to the Marvel U over his Dark Reign. But I think this new Heroic Age will demand justice not vengeance, so I’m putting money on a treason trial. I’d still like to see him get his ass handed to him first.

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The GayComicGeek launched a NEW channel (GayGeekyVlogs) at YouTube a few weeks ago and as usual he is speaking my thoughts out loud. Do I need a tinfoil hat? He shares his wishes for a gay geek posse and his fortune at having a boyfriend who lets him cram his hobby down his throat.”

If you consider yourself a “Gay Geek” please identify what “type” of geek and your general geographical area. Anonymous comments welcome as always. More interested in random hellos.

Ive been having similar thoughts lately. I’m lucky enough to have a wonderful boyfriend who tolerates my interests, and even embraces some of them. He became quite a fan of Dollhouse, Heroes and is really loving Dr. Who, Caprica and Battlestar Galactica… but I still haven’t gotten him to really read any of my comics. I wish I had more real life gay geek friends to shoot the shit with about the topics I raise here. Though if I did, I suppose I wouldn’t have had to make the blog. I’ve met a number local gay geeks at Whatever Comics in the Castro… Where do YOU meet gay geeks?

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Fabrizio Fiorentino early pencils and covers for TITANS: VILLAINS FOR HIRE. I still don’t love the idea of a bunch of villains running around with Deathstroke under the Titan’s logo. I do like Slade Wilson and LOVE Cheshire so I’ll be giving it a shot. I don’t see how the recently resurrected Osiris adds much to the team but raw power. He was inexperienced and naive enough to get tricked to death by a big bio-engineered alligator, so he’ll have to nut up to run with this crowd.

Generally the art looks good, but I miss Cheshire’s original asymmetrical Perez-era costume. We still don’t know who firechickie is. I didn’t follow the Crisis aftermath Ink series (drawn by Fabrizio Fiorentino), so I don’t really know what happened therein to the Tattooed Man. Did I miss much?

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In honor of the release of the brand spanking new Drawn Together movie, I decided to add some easy to navigate sub-categories to the “Animated Heroes” section of my Amazon store over at the sister site (QueerSUPE). See sub-sections under Animated Heroes in the sidebar.

There are now sections containing EVERY animated Amazon item available for… Drawn Together, Avengers, Batman, Hulk, Iron Man, Justice League, Spiderman, Superman, Teen Titans and of course… the X-Men.

So if you appreciate all the work I do on this blog AND you are a fan of any of the above, PLEASE stop by the Animated Heroes section and see the best current and classic Superhero Animation available on DVD.

Riverdale High has a new student matriculating this September. Openly gay character Kevin Keller will be joining Archie Andrews, Forsythe Pendleton “Jughead” Jones III, Elizabeth “Betty” Cooper, Veronica “Ronnie/Ron” Lodge and Reginald “Reggie” Mantle III and the Archie Universe as of Veronica #202 due in September. In the full-issue story that introduces Kevin (entitled “Isn’t it Bromantic?), Archie Comics’ first openly gay character, Kevin Keller is the new hunk in town and of course Veronica just has to have him.

After Kevin defeats Jughead in a burger eating contest at Pop’s Chocklit Shoppe, she desperately latches onto him. Mayhem and hilarity ensue as Kevin desperately attempts to let Veronica down easy and her flirtations only become increasingly persistent.

Well you know where there’s one of us, there’s more. Lets hope Kevin get a boyfriend eventually. Maybe by 2020 if he’s lucky. Will he have a crush on Archie too? Do Betty and Veronica have competition? If you think about it, they’ve both been after him for so long and neither has gotten him to put a ring on it. Maybe he’s just been waiting for the right guy.

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Now we get the story behind last week’s Sue Sylvester Vogue video, among other things. The students and faculty alike embraced the power of Madonna in what Popapathy referred to as “the best episode yet.” It seems Madonna is Sue Sylvester’s touchstone. I’m not exactly sure, but it seemed that that video was actually produced in show continuity by Kurt and Mercedes.

I still would have liked to see more Kurt and Puck, but I’m thinking they’ll get to shine in due time. This definitely stepped up the game from last week’s Hello.

No worries. Peter David would NOT fridge Rictor.

A SECOND COMING – REVELATIONS TIE-IN! You’re Bolivar Trask, the reanimated leader of the Mutant Response Division. Your mission: Kill every member of X-Factor. How to accomplish that without collateral damage?

Easy: hire the team for what seems to be a routine case that will send them into a certain death trap. Problem solved.

Um, that is unless you hand a gifted psychometric the cash. Madrox is smart. Longshot would know Absorbing Man was sending them into a trap. By the way why the fuck is Creel on the streets of New York anyway? He was taken down in Mighty Avengers.

Now I wish THIS had been the Teen Titans cartoon series. I hated that anime travesty. This looks a lot more like what I wanted for DC’s legacy teens… something that has more in common with Justice League Unlimited than Pokemon. YOUNG JUSTICE is an all-new series from DC Entertainment and produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

In YOUNG JUSTICE, being a teenager means proving yourself over and over – to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you’re not just a normal teenager? What if you’re a teenage super hero? How much harder will it be to prove yourself in a world of super powers, super villains and super secrets?

Are you ready to come of age in such a world? Are you ready for life or death rites of passage? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you’re worthy of the Justice League?

They list Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis (a reimagined Arrowette? or is it Wonder Girl Cassie Sandsmark? I think the former) as the members of Young Justice. So who’s the guy in the lower right corner? Is that Soul Man Aqualad? Why is he the most prominently featured? He looks like the affirmative action character Spyke that Marvel added to that X-Men series a few years back. If they want to be more multicultural why not include Cyborg? or Thunder? or Lightning? (from Outsiders and JSA) OR Static? Will we see other Young Justice allies like Secret, Empress or L’il Lobo?

Not really loving the cargo pants on Conner, but I generally like the look of the rest.

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If you were just thinking that Uncanny X-Men, X-Men Legacy, X-Factor, X-Force, New Mutants and any number of different one shots about x-folk every month just isn’t enough, then boy are you in for a treat!

X-Men #1 debuts in July from writer Victor Gischler and artist Paco Medina. This new X-Title “firmly integrates the X-Men in the Marvel Universe, boasting new team-members from across the Marvel Universe as the X-Men contend with a host of threats — including some of Marvel’s most popular super-villains.”

The first arc will pit mutants against another society of super-powered outcasts: vampires. The X-Men have some history with Dracula. It’s about to come back and haunt them when San Francisco is invaded by a horde of vampires led by a… let’s just say, a very enigmatic leader with a diabolical plan. What do these vampires want?

I’m happy to see Nate Grey among their ranks, but I just don’t know about this one. They only sold me on Astonishing because it was Joss Whedon, but I’ve lost interest. I just don’t think I will pick up all 3 X titles.

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